I’m on the The Fairfield Writer’s Blog today!

A few weeks ago, I sat down with Alex McNab, a novelist and journalist who writes for the Fairfield Writer’s Blog, to talk about revision and drink caffeinated beverages. McNab began reading The Garret a year and a half ago when I began revising my novel, and – since he’s revising his own novel – he was interested in knowing more about my process.

We talked about re-typing work, when to look at notes from writing workshop during the revision process, strengthening prose, and returning to written work after a long time.

I should disclaim here: This is just my process of revision, and it’s an ever-evolving mishmash of ideas and tips I’ve picked up from members of writing groups, books I’ve read and professors I’ve had.

Welcome to the blog of author A.J. O'Connell and home of Beware the Hawk and the Resistance novellas online.

My books

Beware the Hawk is the first novella in the Resistance Cycle, published by Battered Suitcase Press.
This thriller follows a college dropout who works for a secret group as she races through the streets of Boston to complete what may be her last mission.

The Eagle and the Arrow, the second and latest political thriller in the Resistance series, takes the readers to Washington, D.C., where—in the wake of the events in Boston—a bureaucrat wrestles against both the system that employs her and her own conscience.

Now What? is a guide to writing and living as a writer for graduates of an MFA program (or any other writer) who is just trying to make their way, solo, in the writing world.

Read DinoLand online

DinoLand is a science fiction novel I'm serializing over at Geek Eccentric on the first Sunday of every month. It's free to read and full of dinosaurs, so check it out!

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